Worry Monster
This is an intervention that makes worry tangible for children. It allows us to externalize worry in a healthy way while being able to identify healthy ways to cope with worries and fears that come in because of our “monsters.”
Dropping the Suitcase of Worry and Regret
This meditation is suitable for clients who may be carrying worries about the future or regrets from their past and want to experience a break from these burdens.
Emotional Awareness Meditation
This meditation can help clients become more aware of emotions they are experiencing and practice observing those emotions through their senses.
Mountain Meditation
Imagine oneself as a mountain as a method of grounding in the face of mental events like emotions.
Sitting Meditation
This segment guides you through a sitting meditation with breath as the primary object of awareness.
Parent-Child Attachment Activities
Facilitate one of the following activities with the child and their parent or caregiver to improve attachment and attunement in the relationship
Calming Corner Meditation
Calming Corners can be an effective alternative to time-outs when kids are having a hard time. Work with the parent and child together to choose a spot in the house where the child can go whenever they need it: maybe a closet, a corner in a quiet room, or in a play tent. Involve the child in adding preferred activities and calming tools to the space, for example:
Meditation for Working with Anxiety and Stress
This practice guides one through meditation on the breath, then a body scan, then awareness of emotion, then awareness of thoughts, and ending with the breath.
Walking Meditation Version Two
This is a guided walking meditation.
Forest Visualization Script
This is a guided imagery for relaxation and self soothe.
